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' s troops. in addition, a battery of four 105mm howitzers from the 11th marine regiment moved to a location from where it could provide direct fire onto the ridge, and a forward artillery observer was placed with edson's front line units. late in the afternoon, edson stepped onto a grenade box and addressed his exhausted troops, saying, you men have done a great job, and i have just one more thing to ask of you. hold out just one more night. i know we've been without sleep a long time. but we expect another attack from them tonight and they may come through here. i have